1 to receive property, money, etc from sb who has died 继承(遗产):
I inherited quite a lot of money from my mother. She left me $12000 when she died.我继承了妈妈的一大笔钱。她死时留给我12000元。☞Look at heir. 参看heir。 ☞Look at disinherit. 参看disinherit。
2 to receive a quality, characteristic, etc from your parents or family 经遗传而得(特性、特点等):
She has inherited her father's gift for languages.她的语言天分得自父亲的遗传。
inherit/InˋhɛrIt; Inˈherət or InˈherIt/v 1 [I,T] to receive money or property from someone when they die 继承(遗产): inherit sth from sb He inherited £10,000 from his aunt. 他从他姨妈那里继承了一万英镑。2 [T] to have the same character or appearance as your parents 经遗传得到〔父母的性格或外貌〕: I inherited my mother's curly hair. 我遗传了母亲的鬈发。3 [T] if you inherit a difficult situation, you have to deal with problems that were caused by other people in the past 接手〔以前由别人造成的问题〕: The government inherited many problems. 这一届政府接过了很多问题。
inheritinheritinheritsinheritedinheritingverb (inherits, inheriting, inherited)to get money or things from somebody who has died: Sabine inherited some money from her grandmother.▶ inheritanceinheritanceinheritancesnoun (no plural) money or things that you get from somebody who has died: She spent her inheritance in just one year.